Recent content by oskee

Where are you located. I have a used Barley Crusher that will soon collect dust, but still has a lot of life left in her. Assuming you are far away from Illinois (where I am), Morebeer just released a couple new mills that look interesting. They have a 2 and 3 roller variety. Here is the 2...

Another solution for the TC fitting. 1.5" Tri Clover Connection Blow Off Tube. NorCal Brewing Solutions Much easier than trying to find a 10mm tube to stick in there.

To other who get to this post, This is better solution than grainfather recommends. 1.5" Tri Clover Connection Blow Off Tube. NorCal Brewing Solutions Much easier than trying to find a 10mm tube to stick in there.

Spread it out on garden bed and rake it in with the soil. As previous poster indicated that if it's mixed with the soil, smell is not a problem. Folks buy rice hulls to use as a soil amendment (maybe they used it before brewers did) so if someone could figure out how to dry it out...

You can rent a nitrogen tank? I figured like CO2 you had to do a tank trade in or get it filled. Why not just get beer gas (nitro/CO2 mix)? my understanding is that you can use a CO2 tank and CO2 regulator. Now that I have some extra tanks, I might have to try beer gas to dispense. Recall...

Latest pick up for wife who requires carbonated water on draft. Struggled with removing the Sankey retaining ring (I keg 15 gallons of water at a time and not aware of a 15 gallon corny keg) and almost purchased a tool designed for it's removal. It was $2 vice the $30 for the specialized tool.

810 + 45 = 855. Being stuck at home has made brewing easier. 45 gallons, I'm officially out of empty kegs and won't brew until the next keg goes dry...

I mistakenly purchased a used firkin via eBay last year. The listing described it as a "used 10 gallon keg" and there was only one left of the 5 they had received, price was $40ish so was hard to pass up. It wasn't until I got there that I realized it was a used firkin from Karbach when I saw...

Found this thread when I was looking for blow off options for the Grainfather conical which I got used and had to fix up. Just had to respond to the previous post. I've been doing this on and off since 1999 when I got a simple homebrew kit. Instead of trying to scare folks away by...

Purchased my first kit when I started 21 years ago. Lots has changed in that time. Visit their retail outlet in Milwaukee and had great experience with random extra discounts. Ordered a simple riptide upgrade kit on Tuesday. No movement after 48 hours. In the past they got everything...

Wife and I were reminiscing our youngers days when life was simplier living in DC and we could waste hours shooting the $hit at Bardo Rodeo and other place we would wander after having a pitcher or two of Dremo's Strong Ale. Probably a long shot, but maybe a DC area home brewer may have a...

When mail ordering, Austin Home Brew and More Beer have been my other shops along with NB. Have seen Austin Home Brew grow since my first order 15ish years ago and fear they will be the next to be sold.

Big fat 0 since early 2012 (when kid #2 was born). Will do my first 5 gallons this week. Hopefully I remember how to do everything.

Got my very first kit from Northern Brewer in 1998 and happy for Northern Brewer that they were able to grow their business enough for AnBev to (assume) purchase them. I just hope they do not sacrifice service and approachability for efficiency, but I'm not optimistic.

I have used 100% silicone sealant on my weldless fittings. http://www.dap.com/product_details.aspx?product_id=25